Spencer climate

Spencer Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Spencer 1 N, 2.7 km from Spencer

Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.19 in over about 13 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Spencer, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
4.19 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
103°FMay 14, 2013
Record low
20°FMay 3, 2005
Chance of a freeze
55%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 15 h 09 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
12.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 164°F41°F97°F 202124°F 199739%2%
May 264°F41°F82°F 202123°F 201139%2%
May 365°F42°F87°F 201520°F 200540%2%
May 465°F42°F86°F 200028°F 200540%2%
May 566°F43°F89°F 200428°F 202640%1%
May 666°F43°F89°F 201623°F 202640%1%
May 766°F43°F91°F 201431°F 202640%1%
May 867°F44°F90°F 201732°F 201040%1%
May 967°F44°F91°F 202228°F 201040%1%
May 1068°F45°F95°F 201129°F 200240%1%
May 1168°F45°F94°F 202226°F 202640%1%
May 1268°F46°F97°F 202223°F 201340%1%
May 1369°F46°F90°F 200724°F 199740%0%
May 1469°F47°F103°F 201331°F 199740%0%
May 1570°F47°F94°F 200129°F 199740%0%
May 1670°F48°F88°F 201924°F 201441%0%
May 1770°F48°F92°F 201229°F 201441%0%
May 1871°F48°F95°F 201230°F 200241%0%
May 1971°F49°F94°F 200927°F 200241%0%
May 2072°F49°F92°F 200930°F 199741%0%
May 2172°F50°F86°F 200731°F 200841%0%
May 2272°F50°F88°F 201032°F 202241%0%
May 2373°F51°F92°F 200637°F 202242%0%
May 2473°F51°F94°F 201034°F 200242%0%
May 2574°F51°F93°F 201842°F 200042%0%
May 2674°F52°F96°F 201839°F 199942%0%
May 2774°F52°F100°F 201837°F 202242%0%
May 2875°F53°F99°F 201842°F 202142%0%
May 2975°F53°F91°F 201033°F 202142%0%
May 3075°F53°F93°F 202340°F 199741%0%
May 3176°F54°F92°F 202341°F 201041%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Spencer, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 8:22 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:53 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00137844 (Spencer 1 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014972, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.